Simple Ways Series - Episode 1: Silverware vs. Plasticware

Posted by A. Caleb Hartley

environmentastic! is introducing the “Simple Ways Series” - many ideas and ways that you can reduce your impact on the Earth with little to no impact on your lifestyle!

Simple Ways Episode 1:  Silverware vs. Plasticware 

Bring silverware from home instead of using plastic silverware provided at work. 

Think about this - each time you use a plastic fork and throw it away, you are adding .15 ounces or so of plastic waste to a landfill.  If you use plastic every day at work for lunch, that’s nearly two-and-a-half pounds of plastic being thrown away every year! 

How many people are in your office?  If each of them throws away a plastic fork every day as well, how many pounds of preventable waste is being added to landfills every year?  Let’s say ou have 100 people in your office - that’s nearly 250 pounds of waste, just because of plastic forks!

By simply carrying an actual piece of silverware with you every day, you can prevent your portion of the waste - and who knows, you may even encourage others to reduce their plasticware waste by your simple action!